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Endangered Species (1994)

Where the lyrics of Endangered Species take you, and where it was really made.

Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1994 album Endangered Species mostly re-records the band's best-known songs in acoustic form, with lead vocals by Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother Johnny.

Key places

Recorded at Masterfonics in Nashville (1994)

Recording site Nashville — The album was recorded at Masterfonics studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Barry Beckett. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Endangered Species is the eighth album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Released in 1994; the release date recorded for this album is 9 August 1994
• Mostly acoustic instrumentation
• Johnny Van Zant, Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, sings lead vocals
• Many songs are Lynyrd Skynyrd's best known songs, with new material released alongside
• Thirteen tracks, including Heartbreak Hotel and Sweet Home Alabama
• Personnel: Johnny Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington and Mike Estes (guitar), Leon Wilkeson (bass), Billy Powell (piano), Owen Hale (percussion, drums), Ed King (guitar, mandolin), Dale Krantz-Rossington and Debbie Davis (backing vocals)

Background

• Released by Capricorn Records, the only album the band recorded for that label
• Produced by Barry Beckett
• Heartbreak Hotel is a cover of the Elvis Presley song
• This is the last album to feature guitarist Ed King
• This is the only album to feature guitarist Mike Estes
• Ed King was later forced to leave the band in 1996 because of heart problems

Recording

• Recorded at Masterfonics studios in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mixed at Woodland Studios
• Mastered at Mastermix, with Hank Williams (2) credited as mastering engineer
• Recording engineers credited include Csaba Petocz, Pete Greene, David Hall and Jim DeMain
• Mixing credited to Wally Buck, with John Kliner assisting
• An acoustic version of Sweet Home Alabama was the promotional single

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964 as My Backyard, with Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums).
• Adopted the name Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1968, partly as a mocking tribute to P.E. teacher Leonard Skinner.
• Debut album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) released in 1973, produced by Al Kooper.

Members

• Core lineup in 1973: Van Zant, Collins, Rossington, Leon Wilkeson (bass), Billy Powell (keyboards), and Ed King (guitar).
• Burns was replaced by Artimus Pyle in 1974; King was replaced by Steve Gaines in 1976.

Career

• Popularized Southern rock with "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird".
• Career halted on October 20, 1977, when their chartered plane crashed, killing Van Zant, Gaines, and Cassie Gaines.
• Reunited in 1987 with Johnny Van Zant as lead vocalist and continued touring for decades.
• Gary Rossington, the last founding member, died in March 2023.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006; Rolling Stone ranked them No. 95 among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in 1994; the release date recorded for this album is 9 August 1994
• Released on Capricorn Records, the only album the band recorded for that label
• Produced by Barry Beckett
• An acoustic version of Sweet Home Alabama was the promotional single
• Heartbreak Hotel is a cover of the Elvis Presley song, credited to Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley
• Sweet Home Alabama is credited to Ed King, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant
• Down South Jukin' opens the thirteen-track listing
• Devil in the Bottle is credited to Mike Estes, Dale Krantz-Rossington, Gary Rossington and Johnny Van Zant
• The Last Rebel is the longest track on the album, at 5:42
• Recorded at Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee, and mixed at Woodland Studios
• Mastered at Mastermix; the mastering credit is Hank Williams (2)

Records

• Billboard 200 (United States): peak position 115
• The band's acoustic reworkings of its best-known songs were released alongside new material

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• This is the last album to feature guitarist Ed King and the only one to feature guitarist Mike Estes.
• An acoustic version of Sweet Home Alabama was the promotional single.
• Ed King was later forced to leave the band in 1996 because of heart problems.
• Heartbreak Hotel, the Elvis Presley song, is included as a cover.
• The album peaked at number 115 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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